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JMW Solicitors LLP Offices

1 BYROM PLACE
SPINNINGFIELDS
MANCHESTER
M3 3HG
England
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Simon Bloch

Work Department
Employment
Position
Partner
Simon joined JMW in 2017 as a Partner in the Employment team.
Simon’s expertise primarily relates to advising in relation to clients and suppliers in the recruitment sector. Simon is regularly called on to provide advice in relation to employment status, Agency Workers’ Regulations, National Minimum Wage advice and inspections, restrictive covenant disputes and regulatory matters arising from running a recruitment business. Simon also acts for senior executives in relation to terminations and provides general practice employment advice and representation.
Career
Qualified 2003; Pannone 2003-2006; Co-op Bank (in house) 2006-2007; Brabners 2007-2015; Knights Plc 2015-2017; JMW 2017 to date
Education
King David High School, Liverpool, Sheffield University (BA Hons Law), College of Law, Chester (LPC)
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Employment > Employment
JMW Solicitors LLP has ‘a wealth of knowledge‘ spanning across a broad range of employment matters, with sector-specific expertise in recruitment and hospitality. The firm also has complimentary expertise in business immigration and pensions, and is therefore able to provide a comprehensive employment law service to clients. The ‘level-headed and practical‘ chair of the group Paul Chamberlain (Manchester) is an expert in the recruitment industry, as is Simon Bloch, who is ‘always willing to go the extra mile‘ and has extensive experience advising recruitment businesses on restrictive covenant disputes and issues arising from the use of social media. Another recommended lawyer is Marcus Difelice, who is a seasoned defender of claims in the Employment Tribunal.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general crime and fraud
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Employment > Immigration
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- Employment > Employment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Transport
- Real estate > Construction